Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, New Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, Block Schools From Keeping Exposed Kids Home. Now 5,577 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Palm Beach County School District. Local School Official: “The Anti-Maskers, Anti-Vaxxers Are Nut Jobs” As Most Kids Wear Masks To Keep Friends Safe. “DeSantis Fueling Fire.” BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com UPDATE: PALM […]
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Those Needing Hospital Help Are Sicker, Closer To Death. 50,811 Now Dead In Florida From COVID-19 As Gov. Continues To Fight Mask Mandates, Restrictions. Palm Beach County Hospitals Again Over Capacity. BY: COVID DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — While hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Florida continue to […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It is a mixed bag of COVID-19 news from the Florida Hospital Association. While new admissions are finally trending down — for now — ventilator use for those who are hospitalized is remaining steady. The FHA says 18.2 percent […]
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BOCA RATON HIGH A HOT SPOT WITH 85 CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES. BY: COVID DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District is now well past the COVID count logged as school ended for the 2020 winter break, and is rapidly approaching the total […]
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Now 76 Cases at Boca Raton High, 35 Calusa Elementary, 44 Olympic Heights, 69 Wellington High. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District is expected to report 3,000 COVID-19 infections later Monday. As the day starts, 2,910 cases are confirmed. […]
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Palm Beach County School District Mask Mandate Remains. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The mask mandate in the Palm Beach County School District will remain. A circuit court judge in Leon County today sided with a group of parents who sued Florida Governor Ron […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — School hasn’t even been in session for two weeks, yet there are now 1,335 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Palm Beach County School District. Of those cases, 1,183 are student cases. 152 are listed as employees. At least […]
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Boca Raton Community High Reports 21 Cases, Calusa Elementary Reports 19. Cases Surging. Revelation Made After School Board Defies DeSantis, Orders All Kids To Mask-Up; No Mom or Dad Excuse Allowed. BY: COVID DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District Thursday night […]
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New Hospitalizations High, Steady. HHS Reports 267 COVID Hospital Deaths In Florida On Wednesday. Now 259 Children Hospitalized For COVID In Florida, 17,079 Adults Hospitalized. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — As COVID-19 infection and death numbers rise in Florida, so is a political banner […]
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Palm Beach County School Board Disregards Governor Ron DeSantis, Masks Mandatory Starting Monday. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — All students in the Palm Bech County School District will be required to wear masks starting Monday. The ability to “opt out” with a parent’s note […]
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Eagles Landing Middle School Photograph Shows Crowds, Some Kids Without Masks. School District Now Reports 704 COVID Cases. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The packed hallway seen in the photo above taken at Eagles Landing Middle School is scaring parents and teachers […]
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Nearly 2500 COVID-19 Patients On Ventilators In Florida. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida’s hospital situation is grim, with hospitals stretched to capacity and a stunning number of patients on ventilators as COVID-19 infections and deaths mount. Just hours after the Palm […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — BocaNewsNow.com has learned that several teachers and other staffers are refusing to wear masks or facial coverings during class and interactions with students. UPDATE: Palm Beach County Declares State of Emergency over COVID. Latest. As the Palm Beach County […]
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HHS: Statewide, 16,832 Hospitals Beds Used For COVID-19 Patients. Hospitals Running Out Of Space. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Pediatric COVID-19 crisis is showing no signs of ending, with 86 children under age 18 admitted to a hospital for COVID care in Florida […]
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Victim Was Longtime Employee Of Palm Beach County School District. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A longtime Omni Middle School administrative employee died on Sunday from COVID-19. BocaNewsNow.com has confirmed the name of the individual with school and school district personnel, but […]
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